2021–22 ACB season

The 2021–22 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 18 September 2021 with the first round of the regular season and will end on June 2022 with the finals.

Liga Endesa1
Season2021–22
Teams18
Games played115
Records
Biggest home winJoventut 105–61 Manresa
(9 October 2021)
Biggest away winBetis 64–106 Manresa
(26 September 2021)
Highest scoringBetis 102–98 Andorra
(18 September 2021)
Winning streak9 games
Barça
Losing streak6 games
Coosur Real Betis
Hereda San Pablo Burgos
Highest attendance10,038
Baskonia 65–83 Real Madrid
(31 October 2021)
Lowest attendance956
Tenerife 87–82 Unicaja
(23 September 2021)
Attendance474,596 (4,127 per match)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2021.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2020–21 season and one promoted from the 2020–21 LEB Oro.

Team promoted from LEB Oro
Teams relegated to LEB Oro

Venues and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 ACB
Location of teams from the Canary Islands in 2021–22 ACB
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Barça Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585[3]
Baxi Manresa Manresa Nou Congost 5,000[4]
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Buesa Arena 15,716[5]
Casademont Zaragoza Zaragoza Pabellón Príncipe Felipe 10,744[6]
Coosur Real Betis Seville San Pablo 7,242[7]
Gran Canaria Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena 9,870[8]
Hereda San Pablo Burgos Burgos Coliseum Burgos 9,000[9]
Joventut Badalona Palau Municipal d'Esports 12,760[10]
Lenovo Tenerife San Cristóbal de La Laguna Santiago Martín 5,100[11]
Monbus Obradoiro Santiago de Compostela Multiusos Fontes do Sar 6,000[12]
MoraBanc Andorra Andorra la Vella M.I. Govern Andorra 5,005[13]
Real Madrid Madrid WiZink Center 13,109[14]
Río Breogán Lugo Pazo dos Deportes 5,310[15]
Surne Bilbao Basket Bilbao Bilbao Arena 10,014[16]
UCAM Murcia Murcia Palacio de Deportes 7,454[17]
Unicaja Málaga Martín Carpena 10,642[18]
Urbas Fuenlabrada Fuenlabrada Fernando Martín 5,700[19]
Valencia Basket Valencia La Fonteta 8,500[20]

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Barça Šarūnas Jasikevičius Pierre OriolaNikeAssistència Sanitària
Baxi Manresa Pedro Martínez Guillem JouPentexBaxi
Bitci Baskonia Neven Spahija Jayson GrangerKelmeBitci
Casademont Zaragoza Jaume Ponsarnau Rodrigo San MiguelMercuryCasademont
Coosur Real Betis Luis Casimiro Pablo AlmazánKappaCoosur
Gran Canaria Porfirio Fisac Oliver StevićSpalding
Hereda San Pablo Burgos Salva Maldonado Vítor BeniteHummelInmobiliaria San Pablo, Burgos
Joventut Carles Duran Albert VenturaSpaldingFundación Probitas
Lenovo Tenerife Txus Vidorreta Marcelo HuertasAustralLenovo, Tenerife
Monbus Obradoiro Moncho Fernández Álvaro MuñozGeffEstrella Galicia 0,0
MoraBanc Andorra Ibon Navarro Guillem ColomHummelMoraBanc, Andorra
Real Madrid Pablo Laso Sergio LlullAdidasPalladium Hotel Group
Río Breogán Paco Olmos Salva ArcoWiboEstrella Galicia 0,0
Surne Bilbao Basket Álex Mumbrú Jonathan RousselleHummelSurne Seguros
UCAM Murcia Sito Alonso Sadiel RojasHummelUCAM, Costa Cálida
Unicaja Fotios Katsikaris Carlos SuárezJomaUnicaja, Málaga
Urbas Fuenlabrada Josep María Raventós Christian EyengaPentexURBAS Grupo Financiero
Valencia Basket Joan Peñarroya Bojan DubljevićLuanviCultura del Esfuerzo[lower-alpha 1]

Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Casademont Zaragoza Luis CasimiroEnd of contract17 June 2021[21]Pre-season Jaume Ponsarnau17 June 2021[21]
Valencia Basket Jaume Ponsarnau17 June 2021[22] Joan Peñarroya21 June 2021[23]
Hereda San Pablo Burgos Joan Peñarroya17 June 2021[24] Žan Tabak30 June 2021[25]
Río Breogán Diego Epifanio6 July 2021[26] Paco Olmos15 July 2021[27]
Bitci Baskonia Duško IvanovićSacked15 November 2021[28]11th (4–6) Neven Spahija16 November 2021[29]
Hereda San Pablo Burgos Žan Tabak15 November 2021[30]14th (3–7) Félix Alonso (interim)16 November 2021
Coosur Real Betis Joan PlazaResigned22 November 2021[31]18th (2–9) Luis Casimiro22 November 2021[32]
Hereda San Pablo Burgos Félix AlonsoEnd of interim period29 November 202115th (3–8) Salva Maldonado29 November 2021[33]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid 13 12 1 1064 889 +175 Qualification to playoffs
2 Barça 13 11 2 1031 916 +115
3 Joventut 12 8 4 979 902 +77
4 UCAM Murcia 13 8 5 1139 1051 +88
5 Lenovo Tenerife 13 8 5 1054 1030 +24
6 Baxi Manresa 13 8 5 1075 1067 +8
7 Valencia Basket 12 7 5 968 940 +28
8 Bitci Baskonia 13 7 6 1039 1016 +23
9 Gran Canaria 13 7 6 1039 1044 −5
10 Río Breogán 12 6 6 958 906 +52
11 Unicaja 13 6 7 1050 1040 +10
12 MoraBanc Andorra 13 5 8 1025 1061 −36
13 Monbus Obradoiro 12 4 8 941 1023 −82
14 Urbas Fuenlabrada 13 4 9 1095 1138 −43
15 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 13 4 9 990 1056 −66
16 Casademont Zaragoza 13 4 9 986 1052 −66
17 Surne Bilbao Basket 13 4 9 1034 1145 −111 Relegation to LEB Oro
18 Coosur Real Betis 13 2 11 935 1126 −191
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2021. Source: ACB,
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored (Note: Head–to–head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[34]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Real Madrid5212222221111
Barça4421111112222
Joventut6959475466743
UCAM Murcia15647533535454
Lenovo Tenerife1812813846643335
Baxi Manresa1415105121212998876
Valencia Basket12711611107887567
Bitci Baskonia8571178911101111108
Gran Canaria711941054354689
Río Breogán113336877991110
Unicaja28128691010121010911
MoraBanc Andorra10171817161316131413131212
Monbus Obradoiro17101512131514151515141513
Urbas Fuenlabrada11141315151615161617171714
Hereda San Pablo Burgos1618141091111121314151315
Casademont Zaragoza33614141413141112121416
Surne Bilbao Basket13161718181717171716161617
Coosur Real Betis9131616171818181818181818
Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Relegation to LEB Oro
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2021. Source: ACB

Results
Home \ Away BAR BAX BKN CAZ BET GCA BUR CJB LNT MOB MBA RMB BRE SBB UCM UNI URF VBC
Barça — 78–91 76–63 78–69 85–78 79–69 79–87
Baxi Manresa — 74–67 95–93 86–75 87–79 85–74 69–89
Bitci Baskonia — 65–71 91–70 83–77 65–83 101–86 92–89 95–86
Casademont Zaragoza 98–91 — 82–72 54–75 65–86 79–75 74–85 70–76
Coosur Real Betis 61–78 64–106 — 72–81 76–87 102–98 73–79
Gran Canaria 64–82 80–82 83–77 79–76 94–70 — 82–89 84–71
Hereda San Pablo Burgos 69–83 82–90 — 81–70 62–87 84–102 65–69
Joventut 105–61 72–61 84–78 84–82 82–65 — 73–79 85–79 83–77
Lenovo Tenerife 60–75 90–65 98–89 72–79 — 79–70 89–79 87–82
Monbus Obradoiro 64–79 87–82 93–91 81–84 — 70–104 93–81
MoraBanc Andorra 87–71 86–73 — 58–86 90–89 83–74 75–76
Real Madrid 71–48 70–75 70–63 86–77 78–68 — 95–61 79–74
Río Breogán 97–65 76–66 92–73 83–74 71–79 — 94–89
Surne Bilbao Basket 68–84 76–100 87–81 80–76 83–75 — 85–80
UCAM Murcia 71–67 80–79 88–66 92–87 — 79–84 99–76
Unicaja 73–75 79–80 89–78 91–79 72–64 — 90–86
Urbas Fuenlabrada 90–82 87–92 91–96 91–78 85–88 — 88–87
Valencia Basket 67–72 81–84 71–70 79–93 100–84 86–91 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2021. Source: ACB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Attendance to arenas

Restrictions

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, clubs were not allowed to use the total capacity of their arenas. According to the progress of the pandemic, the capacity allowed each month was decided by the Government of Spain, in agreement with the Autonomous Communities.

  • September: 40% of capacity allowed.[35] Additionally, Catalonia reduced it to 30%.[36]
  • October: 80% of capacity allowed, except for Catalonia and Basque Country, whose Governments limited the attendance to 30% and 40%, respectively.[37]

Average attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average
1 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 41,469 7,793 3,550 6,912†
2 Bitci Baskonia 47,914 10,038 5,612 6,845†
3 Surne Bilbao Basket 31,289 6,812 2,747 5,215†
4 Casademont Zaragoza 35,384 7,185 3,480 5,055†
5 Valencia Basket 27,618 6,368 3,000 4,603†
6 Real Madrid 30,226 5,710 2,648 4,318†
7 Unicaja 24,667 6,082 2,905 4,111†
8 UCAM Murcia 24,183 4,899 2,036 4,031†
11 Gran Canaria 26,847 4,953 1,751 3,835†
9 Monbus Obradoiro 22,935 4,572 2,200 3,823†
10 Río Breogán 22,573 4,228 2,086 3,762†
14 Barça 20,861 5,468 2,284 3,477†
13 Urbas Fuenlabrada 20,851 4,927 1,711 3,475†
15 Coosur Real Betis 20,533 5,154 1,286 3,422†
12 Joventut 27,235 4,047 2,362 3,404†
16 Baxi Manresa 17,652 3,688 1,400 2,942†
17 Lenovo Tenerife 19,473 4,073 956 2,782†
18 MoraBanc Andorra 12,886 2,680 1,500 2,148†
League total 474,596 10,038 956 4,127†

Updated to games played on 16 December 2021
Source: ACB

Awards

Player of the round
Round Player Team PIR
1 Džanan MusaRío Breogán35
2 Nikola MirotićBarça36
Bruno FitipaldoLenovo Tenerife
3 Nikola Mirotić (2)Barça32
4 Laurynas BirutisMonbus Obradoiro30
5 Rokas GiedraitisBitci Baskonia26
6 Amine NouaMoraBanc Andorra31
7 Clevin HannahMoraBanc Andorra35
8 Klemen PrepeličValencia Basket29
9 Tadas SedekerskisBitci Baskonia35
10 Clevin Hannah (2)MoraBanc Andorra30
Ante TomićJoventut
12 Laurynas Birutis (2)Monbus Obradoiro28

Source: [38]

Player of the month
Month Rounds Player Team PIR W–L Ref
September1–3 Nikola MirotićBarça27.73–0[39]
October4–8 Edy TavaresReal Madrid20.24–1[40]
November9–11 Jayson GrangerBitci Baskonia252–1[41]

Source: [42]

Notes
  1. Cultura del Esfuerzo (transl. "Culture of Effort") is the motto of the club.

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